King Charles referred to a dynamic change in the law to protect women and girls from sexual violence in his speech earlier this month (July 2024). From 26 October 2024, employers must proactively take “reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment of their staff at work. The new dutyZobrazit více
In a recent Law360 article, “High Court Made Profound Mistake in Tossing Purdue Deal,” Morningstar Law Group Partner Swain Wood discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP to throw out Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 plan and the multistate settlement agreement. Wood helped lead theZobrazit více
Establishing a form of nature protection is often associated with the loss of property value. The way to obtain compensation on this account is not easy. The provisions of the Environmental Protection Law provide for a special procedure for obtaining compensation in the scope of determining the amount ofZobrazit více
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has published a consultation on a new, voluntary, code of conduct for directors. In this note we consider the aims of the code, the framework, the undertakings that directors may be asked to sign up to and the potential pitfalls. The purpose of theZobrazit více
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